DEREK JETER

Jeter was born on June 26th 1974, right now Jeter is 40 and retired from the major leagues.

Jeter has played on the Yankees his whole major league career. Jeter was in the major leagues for twenty years. On his last major league game ever Jeter hit a walk off double.

In Jeters career he got 3,465 hits, which meant he got the 6th most hits in MLB history. Jeter's 3,000 hits was a home run which was crazy since Jeter didn't hit many home runs. He mostly got singles and RBI's.

Jeter's career average was 310 which was the 113 best in MLB history. Jeter appeared in the All Star Game 14 times. In Jeter's career he got 32 awards.

You may think that all Jeter did was practice and get better. But like any other normal human Jeter had friends, Jeter was best friends with Jorge Posada (Great catcher for the Yankees), Mariano Rivera (The greatest closer in Baseball history), and Andy Pettit (One of the Yankees great starters).

FUN FACTS ABOUT JETER

• Jeter will be going to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 4 years
• Jeters number (#2) was the last single digit number to be retired, no other Yankee player will ever wear a -
• Single digit number again

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